In the west of the Great Inner, Li Tong was wearing bright light armor and holding a Qianniu knife in his hand. He did not stand on the side of the imperial mat in the hall, but led the members to stand behind the mat. From his perspective, we could even see that the hairs on the back of the mat were shivering slightly from time to time, and some people were even wet with cold sweat.

The sky was completely dark, but the lights inside and outside the Xi Shang Pavilion were still brightly lit. In addition to the Qianniu Guards guarding the hall, the Yulin Army and the Nanya Guards also used their elite troops to defend themselves. More than 2,000 soldiers were gathered inside and outside the palace, and the atmosphere was even more serious than that of the great dynasty.

In the hall, all the prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall were present. In addition, there were also the censors of the Suzhengtai, the Qiushi officials of the Ministry of Justice and the officials of the Zheng Temple. Even the King of Wei Wu Chengsi, who had not participated in politics for a long time, attended here.

"The case happened last night at Xu, and Zhang Sidou, a soldier in the post of Wangcheng..."

Suzheng doctor Wei Yuanzhong stood in the middle of the hall and reported the case in a deep voice.

Li Tong stood behind the court officials, thinking in his mind that Tongguan and the Shendu Luoyang were more than 600 miles away, while Wangchengyi was still a distance west of Tongguan, nearly 700 miles away. Last night, the incident broke out at Xu time, and today the news was passed back to Shendu. Under the traffic conditions in ancient times, this efficiency was already extremely amazing.

Li Tong also traveled between Chang'an and Luoyang once. It took almost a month to travel one way, and he still didn't have an intuitive understanding of the current level of post-transmission. Just looking at this time, it is really not difficult to have eight hundred miles a day between the two capitals.

Although Li Tong did not have the conditions to be roaming all over the world, as the center of the empire between the two capitals, and in the special period of Wuzhou, the post road facilities must be the first in the world, so the message transmission between them must be the first in the world. If you want to deliver messages to other places, it should not exceed this level.

Of course, he also considers this because he always has an unruly heart.

Although it is now a weak center but a weak place, and it can basically be said that it will solve the general trend after the imperial guards is settled, there are also certain armed forces in the local area, especially some border prefectures in the northwest that are guarding against the Turks.

Understanding the speed of information transmission between all parties is also of great help in causing trouble. If you fight for the time difference, don’t make a fuss here in the two capitals, but you are surrounded by the king-fighting troops from all sides.

Bang!

A muffled sound in the hall interrupted Li Tong's thoughts. When he looked up, he saw his grandmother Wu Zetian's face turned pale and he clenched his fists and smashed heavily on the imperial desk.

"It's ridiculous, ridiculous! The fate of the country is so bold and rebellious! There are still several places in this world that can be called kings!"

It was ridiculous that Wu Zetian had no joy on her face. The slightly sunken eye sockets flashed fiercely. Her tight teeth made her face look a little wider. She opened her mouth and determined that this matter was a rebellious thing, but she was already extremely angry.

It is no wonder that Wu Zetian was so angry that even Li Tong was shocked after receiving the news, and sincerely admired the hero who was causing trouble behind him.

Hou Sizhi led the criminal to go east and return to the capital. He went to Wangcheng Post and seven criminals were custodians, four Dou clan members including Dou Xifeng, former censor Xue Jichang and two officials in Xijing were all strangled in the inn!

Even if they do not consider the cases of these people, their identities are already extraordinary, and the place where they were killed is in the core area controlled by the empire. No matter what their intention is, this behavior is a naked provocation and provoking the majesty of the entire empire!

Before Wu Zetian finished speaking, the prime ministers all left the table and apologized again: "I will commit crimes with evil deeds, and I will be very guilty!"

The prime minister has a strong position, and he is in charge of the king, restrains the emperor, controls officials to govern the world, and governs such a vicious incident. If the situation continues to ferment, the current prime minister team is very likely to be collectively subverted.

Seeing the prime ministers kowtowed and apologized, Li Tong subconsciously looked at Wu Chengsi, King of Wei and Wu Sansi, who were sitting in the table, and felt a deep sense of suspicion in his heart.

The current prime minister team, especially the Fengge assistant Li Zhaode, was built after undermining the ruling power of the Wu kings. If all the prime ministers can be swept out of the court through this case, the situation of the Wu kings will naturally be greatly improved.

Not to mention anything else, if the Wu kings were not swept out of the Political Affairs Hall, Li Tong would not have been able to get to power so smoothly. Even the royal family team might not have been formed at the moment, let alone glaring at the Wu family and other guys when they were idle.

There were many people who had the same idea as Li Tong. At this moment, many people in the hall were looking at King Wei and others with their eyes. However, Wu Chengsi had no smug expression on his face, and he also had a solemn expression and frowned deeply. Especially after feeling the gaze of everyone, cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

"I am dealing with state affairs, but I am crazy and vicious. Of course, there is a sin! But before the sin, what should I do in front of me?"

Wu Zetian continued to slap the table and angrily turned his eyes and stared at Wu Chengsi, King Wei: "Does King Wei have any plans?"

When Li Tong heard this, he couldn't help but feel a sudden sudden feeling. He bypassed the prime ministers and asked Wu Chengsi directly. Although he also said that his grandmother had doubts and tried to test it, Wu Zetian was already very dissatisfied with the prime ministers.

Wu Chengsi was called and asked questions. He hurriedly got up and walked into the hall to kneel down. He said, "I am a high-ranking person and a long time to leave the current affairs. I heard about the evil signs at first... But the thief disregarded the power of the country's laws and the heavens. Please investigate it strictly to the end and must punish the murderer to the extreme!"

After hearing Wu Chengsi's answer, Li Tong's suspicion of him could not help but dispel some of his doubts. If Wu Chengsi asked him to do this, there would naturally be a follow-up connection. However, Wu Chengsi's current performance is as incompetent as ever, and he can't do anything if he talks nonsense.

Of course, it is not ruled out that this guy has increased his IQ, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, keeping a low profile, not baring his teeth, and picking the fruits of victory through his low energy and harmlessness.

After listening to Wu Chengsi's answer, Wu Zetian in the palace also frowned, obviously having a similar thinking process as Li Tong. After a moment of silence, she looked back at the Fengge assistant Li Zhaode and said, "What the King of Wei teaches is exactly the most urgent matter. Investigate the murder case and strictly investigate the evildoers, and never give up lightly!"

Li Zhaode bowed and said, "I would like to lead the officer to investigate in person! The Secretary of the Shangshu Qiuguan and the Seijian Temple immediately reviewed the old case, communicated internally and externally, and pursued the murderer!"

The thief is so bold that he dares to commit crimes between the two capitals and has not been arrested immediately. It can be seen that it is definitely not a cross-border crime. Referring old cases, tracing related matters, and investigating them on-site, which is also a normal operation.

However, in this way, it will inevitably trigger a new round of shock, which will directly interrupt the state of temporary suppression of cruel officials after Changsheng's renaissance. It is really unpredictable what kind of troubles will be caused by the retelling of old cases. Once this is done, the most direct consequence is that cruel officials will be rampant again.

However, from Li Zhaode's standpoint, he would not be able to make such a suggestion. This case hit the whole court. As the prime minister, if he still proposed to make a big deal smaller, he would be really looking for death and was a disgraceful one.

As soon as Li Zhaode finished speaking, Suzheng's doctor Wei Yuanzhong also expressed his opinion: "This evil trace is extremely crazy and you can no longer be aware of the murder case, but you should be considered as a rebellion! I ask the two elite troops of the yamen to investigate strictly!"

"Okay, be appointed as the general of the left Jinwu Guard of King Yizong of Hanoi, the general manager of the marching, and go with the Minister of the Fengge Li to pursue the rebels. Once it is verified, it will be killed on the spot!"

Hearing the prime minister Chen's report, Wu Zetian nodded and said, "Suzhengtai and other departments have sent officials to follow the army and investigate quickly. Do not let a thief lose it!"

After hearing this, the kings of Wu clan in the palace were obviously happy. After hearing this, Li Tong sighed inwardly, "No matter how you usually do, at this critical and sensitive moment, his grandmother still had some partial belief in his nephews of the Wu family."

Wu Zetian made this appointment in an unquestionable tone. The prime ministers are still unable to protect themselves and dare not forcefully stop this appointment. Of course, even if they want to stop it, they cannot stop it.

In addition, there were some other instructions, such as Hou Sizhi who was dereliction of duty and the officials of the prefectures and counties where the crime was found, were all stripped of their official positions and temporarily became a consul. Even Lou Shide, who was left behind in Xijing, was taken away from his position, his title and position, and he temporarily stayed in Xijing, waiting for his defeat.

In this way, Lou Shide can be said to have returned to the pre-liberation period. Before the case had not yet made any new progress, Wu Zetian severely punished Lou Shide, and also revealed his doubts about the overall Xijing officials, or the doubts of the Guanlong nobles, believing that they wanted to abandon the car and protect the coach.

In fact, Li Tong also had speculations in this regard. Dou Xijun and others who were killed were really important. They were gunpowder barrels. They could also detonate them before returning to the capital of God and could also achieve a stop loss effect.

Even Li Tong himself has never considered the possibility that Dou Xijun and others cannot return to Shendu alive, after all, he himself is not clean.

A temporary meeting lasted until midnight, and the ministers retreated one after another, while Li Tong led the crowd to stay in the guard hall with the Yulin Army.

After leaving the hall, he arranged for the people to stay at their own seats. As soon as he returned to the hall, a female official came out and said, "Your Majesty summoned His Highness the King to have meals in the inner hall."

When he arrived in the inner hall, Li Tong saw that Wu Youning, the general of the Right Yulin, was already having a meal at the table. He felt a little disappointed. He went to the hall to see the ceremony and then went into the table to have a meal. Suddenly, he heard a clanging sound above. It turned out that his grandmother was dozing off and overturning the cup and plate.

Li Tong quickly pinched his thighs hard, bowed deeply from the cubicle, walked forward, and kowtowed with tears in his eyes: "I am incompetent, I am uneasy to see my kindness sleep and eat, and I can't even share my worries..."

Seeing this, Wu Youning hurriedly threw down his food and knelt forward and said, "I only wish to be trampled on my heart and hope that my body will be healthy day and night!"

Wu Zetian also woke up and saw the two kneeling in front of the table, with a tired smile on her face. She raised her hand and let the two of them return to the table for dinner, but she didn't even want to say more.

After a while, she said again: "Be careful, the wedding is coming soon, you don't have to be diligent and honest. Go back to your residence tomorrow and stay at home with your heart."

"I have worked hard and the day and night are abnormal. How can I focus on my family and be willing to stay in the house and watch the night guard!"

As soon as Li Tong finished speaking, Wu Youning hurriedly said: "The King of Dai is a commendable person, but the court is not short of scholars, so why bother with the King of Dai..."

"The King of Jianchang is profound in his teachings, and he is cautious and has no words. He stayed here on this night and returned to his residence tomorrow, staying in his post, and not causing any more trouble."

Before Wu Youning finished speaking, Li Tong held his fists and bowed, but was outside the table, just looking at his grandmother and wiping his tears inward.

Wu Youning looked at him and raised his hand tentatively. After all, he couldn't do that, so he could only retreat to the table.
Chapter completed!